Text seems off when conncected through HDMI

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I recently built a gaming rig a couple days ago. After connecting it through my Radeon 5850 graphics card to my LCD 1080p tv, I noticed that the text seem to be fuzzy and sometimes hard to read. The color also seems to be off but I think I fixed it after messing with graphic card settings. I am currently using 1776x1000 screen resolution, because 1080 stretches beyond my screen size. I am completly stumped on what to do, if there is anything to do. VGA through DVI seems fine but I would much rather use HDMI.:(
 
It's because you're using 1776x1000. Use 1080p and change the scaling to 0% in the CCC.
 
I set the resolution to 1080, and set the scaling to 0% but it still didnt fit the screen and did not fix the video quality. Should I try plugging the HDMI through my motherboard?
 
what brand & model tv? They can have different names for the modes they may use to support 1:1 pixel mapping - which is what is required for precise text.

Youll need to be using 1920x1080.
 
LG 42LB5D 42'' I am pretty sure. I bought it a few years ago and have used it with my old computer which used VGA. I was able to get 1920 x 1080 out of that, but with this new computer I cant seem to get 1080 and the text and video looks extremely blurry.
 
Make sure you don't have the TV set up to stretch your picture. See if the TV has a 1:1 mode in the options.
 
There should be a PC Mode or 1:1 Mode that turns off the overscan and thus allows you to run at the proper resolution without cutting off the edges.

Also some TVs have one input that is marked PC and automatically turns off overscan.
 
I haven't been able to fix the problem unfortunately :/

I ended up buying a monitor for the computer which has a hdmi input. I plan on moving the computer to a different room so I can have some more space in my room for other things.

Thank you for all the help though, I appreciate it. :)
 
Overscan
Also there's different "Modes" to LG screen. Have you tried that?
 
I did, but I couldnt find anything that helped. I got the monitor today and it displayed 1080p without a problem. Maybe my tv is a little dated. Thanks for all the help though :)
 
I have a LG HDTV as well; 47LH90 to be specific. I was able to resolve my issues by selecting "Just Scan" in the Aspect Ratio field in the Picture sub-menu.
 
My LG 46" television is rated for 1080p but when I set my HTPC to 1080p (1920x1080) about 20 pixels go off each sides of the screen. Thankfully I use a Geforce card where their control panel allows manual resizing. I was able to bring it down to 1880x1040 and it looks perfect.

This isn't a problem in WMC where everything's centered, but it's a problem in Windows where the start menu is off the screen :-P

I'm not sure if ATI's CC has that option or not.
 
Guys, as I stated before ...

For LG HDTVs simply use "Just Scan" for Aspect Ratio in the Picture Menu. There's no need to play around with ATI or nVidia settings unless you have an older LG HDTV which does not have this option.

This option displays the ORIGINAL FORMAT of the HD signal displayed by the source (in this case the video card).

Setting the resolution to 1880x1040 or anything else will create interpolation where text and images will not be as sharp as using native resolution.
 
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